πρωκτός

Ancient Greek

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Noun

πρωκτός • (prōktós) m (genitive πρωκτού); second declension

  1. (anatomy) anus, rectum

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Descendants

  • Greek: πρωκτός (proktós)

References

πρωκτός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πρωκτός (prōktós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /proˈktos/
  • Hyphenation: πρω‧κτός

Noun

πρωκτός • (proktós) m (plural πρωκτοί)

  1. (anatomy) anus
    Δυστυχώς, οι εξετάσεις δείχνουν ότι πάσχετε από καρκίνο του πρωκτού.
    Dystychós, oi exetáseis deíchnoun óti páschete apó karkíno tou proktoú.
    Unfortunately, the tests show that you are suffering from cancer of the anus.

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